121516 Rifkin Verdict (MA)

Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com
Andrew Rifkin, left, and twin sister Ashley Rifkin, right, embrace while overcome with emotion after hearing Judge William Brady announce the jury's verdict of not guilty at the culmination of a three-day trial for the ex-NIU police officer on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore. Rifkin, 28, was accused of performing a specific sex act against the will of a female former NIU student while he was working as a NIU police officer.